Intense heat in August
Trenton hands Dukes first loss in two pre-seasons The rivalry is back. If Sunday’s pre-season tilt offers any single insight, it is that the Trenton Golden Hawks will be a big strong team this season and the Wellington Dukes are going to have their hands full in each and every meeting. For years now, Trenton […]
Keeping up with the beaches
Is Sandbanks Provincial Park hurting the County’s image? Sandbanks is a popular place, and one of the County’s biggest tourism draws. That should be a good thing, but it seems to be going the wrong way. “I find it to be quite dirty and not really very pleasant to go,” said Robyn Cakebread, owner of […]
Tradition restored
Military branches regain ‘royal’ designation What’s in a word? If the word is “royal”—quite a lot actually. Last week Defence Minister Peter Mackay quietly announced that three branches of Canada’s military will restore their historic names and the word royal will once again become part of the official designation for Canada’s air force and navy. […]
Chippy, scrappy and sloppy
Yet Dukes emerge with pair of wins in pre-season action Just two games into the pre-season and controversy is already defining the rivalry between the Wellington Dukes and the Kingston Voyageurs. Never mind that the Kingston coaches couldn’t corral wild man Joey Couture, whose antics caused his team to play shorthanded an average of six […]
Whose fault is it?
Mistake costs municipality $38,000 Last week, the recreation, parks and culture department requested $38,000 to repair damage to the wall and foundation of Macaulay House. Many repairs have been made at Macaulay Heritage Park recently, including $1,750,000 in repairs at the neighbouring Macaulay Church, $400,000 of which were contributed by the municipality. Those repairs are […]
Looking forward, looking back
The Dukes assemble for a new campaign The Dukes were back on the ice this weekend as training camp opened for the 2011-12 season. There are plenty of empty roster spots to fill in the coming weeks. Seven players from last year’s RBC Cup contending team have received scholarships to attend U.S. schools this fall. […]
Neglected
County pioneer cemeteries suffering from lack of maintenance and discouraged volunteers Hugh Heal is demanding the County’s respect for the dead. Heal, who served on the County’s cemetery board for ten years, recently pulled his name from board, now called the Cemetery Advisory Committee, frustrated, because it was ineffective. “They had no authority, they had […]
The gift
Massassauga Road resident shares her passion for dogs with those who cannot see Lori Silverthorne is allergic to dogs— has been since she was 12 years old. But even as a girl she worried about what her aversion to dogs might mean. “I loved animals but I couldn’t have them,” said Lori. “I thought it […]
Icing a deal
Cost certainty, ice rates and advertising rights the key issues The ice plant at the Wellington and District Community Centre will spin back to life next week. By then just two weeks will remain until the opening of the Wellington Dukes training camp. On Tuesday night Council at last approved the contract but not before […]
North Beach drowning
Undertow claims another life North Beach has a cruel habit of wrecking a day at the beach. On Sunday the winds began to pick up suddenly, creating large waves and luring unsuspecting beach goers into the churning water. But for one 48-year-old Scarborough resident, the decision to challenge the waves proved to be a terrible […]